Contents Page Analysis Comparison

Every contents page that I analysed were all linked in many aspects but the majority of the template was completely different, all was designed around the genre of that chosen model. The first contents page I analysed was for ‘Spin’ magazine, the contents are situated along the left hand side of the page so as not to clash or take away the interest from the central image this is very effective as the strongest point of the page is the image. The second contents page I analysed was a music magazine I do not know the name of. This contents page was much busier then the first music magazine I analysed as the colour principle they have used was much more vibrant and electric and young, this could be because their target market is much younger then the majority of music magazines. For this magazines page the contents are along the right hand side of the page and are completely separate from the image with extras along the bottom. For the final music magazine I analysed the contents page was completely different from every single one I’d done so far. Instead of covering only one page of the magazine it covered two pages so that they include more images and a wider amount of magazine content, for example ‘Q’ magazine included a column called ‘Regulars’ which featured parts of a magazine that you will also find no matter what, like horoscopes or ‘Q quiz’. The content covers both far sides of the pages, the first being on the left and the second being on the far right. For my magazine contents page I think I will stick to the one page as if I try and add loads of different photos it means I will probably have to take more photographs to include as an additional and try and think of more stories ext. this I think would make my magazine look unprofessional and crammed.